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mickstep138 karma

1, What do you think of Noam Chomsky's and Edward Herman's Propaganda Model?

2, Does the propaganda model apply to the Guardian/Observer? If not why not?

3, Do you have a response to Craig Murray's claim about Amelia Hill's article about Julian Assange addressing the Oxford Union http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2013/01/amelia-hill-is-a-dirty-liar/ ?

mickstep5 karma

I just heard that in the voice of the guy from Eevblog (no offense David) and it's fucking atrocious.

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I think in reality the reason is they prioritized evacuating humans, and once they had seperated the pets from their families, having crews gather up the pets, washing them to remove radioactive particles in their fur (shaving their fur then washing them might be the way to go?) and reuniting them with their families would be a logistical nightmare, and this was just a more efficient way of dealing with the problem.

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Western propaganda to make the soviet union look uncaring and willing to throw their people at problems. It's a common trope, like the lie about sending men in to battle without rifles only to pick up the rifles of the fallen.

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Well it makes the guys who volunteer look good of course but the government somewhat callous.